I AM REPORTING ALL OF THE FAKE LOUIS VUITTON GLOBE SHOPPERS ON EBAY-  I AM TRYING HARD TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING BURNED ON BUYING THESE BAGS!!!!   I DON'T WANT TO BE A MEAN PERSON- JUST HELPFUL AS $400.00 AND MORE IS A LOT OF MONEY THAT SOME PEOPLE WILL NEVER SEE AGAIN BY BUYING THESE FAKE BAGS!!!

--------When Buying a Louis Vuitton bag on Ebay there are several steps to take to make sure you are not screwed out of money- and a lot of it to be exact.   I have tried to put this information in my auctions, but no one seems to read it.  I continually see buyers wasting several hundered dollars on fake bags!!! (All of those fake LV Globe Shoppers) The Louis Vuitton Globe Shopper is my new obsession and I have been duped one time with this bag as well as other LV and Coach bags.  My last one was a Louis Vuitton Globe Shopper- GM yellow.  The seller had almost 2000 positive feedback and was also a Power Seller.  So I am afraid, you never really know what you are getting.  Here are my tips to being a very savvy buyer on Ebay, as everyone loves a deal!!  

1.  ALWAYS, ALWAYS USE A CREDIT CARD THAT IS LINKED THRU PAYPAL WHEN MAKING A PURCHASE.  CHECK YOUR CREDIT CARD FIRST TO SEE IF IT HAS BUYER PROTECTION.  IF IT DOES, ALWAYS, ALWAYS USE THIS CARD.  YOU MAY NOT ALWAYS GET A REFUND FROM PAYPAL, BUT YOU WILL FROM THE CREDIT CARD.  THE REASON TO USING PAYPAL IS IT IS EASIER TO TRACK THE TRANSACTION FOR REFUND PURPOSES.  PAYPAL IS PICKY ABOUT REFUNDS.  WHEN THEY DO NOT REFUND YOU, THE CREDIT CARD COMPANY WILL INTERVENE AND TRY AND COLLECT THRU PAYPAL.

2.  ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS AS YOU CAN THINK OF.  ASK FOR MORE PICTURES. ASK FOR THE RECEIPT IF THE SELLER STILL HAS IT.  IF THE SELLER IS REPUTABLE, THEY WILL ACCOMODATE YOU!!  THE PROBLEM IS - MOST LV BAGS ON EBAY ARE FAKE!!  SOMETIMES THE SELLERS KNOW AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.  IF THE SELLER DOES NOT ACCOMODATE YOUR REQUESTS IN A TIMELY MANNER, DON'T BID OR BUY. 

3.  MAKE SURE THE ITEM IS RETURNABLE FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND.  I REALIZE THAT THERE ARE SCUMMY PEOPLE RETURNING FAKE BAGS BACK AND KEEPING THE REAL ONES, BUT THE RETURN OPTION SHOULD BE THERE. EVEN IF THE TERMS STATE THAT THE AUCTION IS A FINAL SALE- ASK ANYWAY.  GOOD, HONEST SELLERS WILL ACCOMODATE YOU.  THEY WANT YOUR BUSINESS!!

4.  ESPECIALLY WHEN BUYING LOUIS VUITTON BAGS ON EBAY, ALWAYS TAKE THE BAG TO LOUIS VUITTON TO HAVE IT CHECKED.  REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE SELLER TELLS YOU, GET IT CHECKED BY LV MANAGEMENT AS MANY SELLERS DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE AND IF IT IS REAL- BUT THEY WILL TELL YOU IT IS ANYWAY.  CASE IN POINT- THE GLOBE SHOPPER GM I JUST BOUGHT- I WAS TOLD IT IS REAL- IT IS REAL- IT IS REAL---- AND IT WAS SO FAKE!!!!  I KNOW WHAT I AM PERSONALLY SELLING IS REAL- BUT I STILL EXPECT YOU TO TAKE IT TO LV TO HAVE IT CHECKED-  AS I DO WHEN I BUY LV  :O) 

 REMEMBER- LOUIS VUITTON WILL NOT GIVE YOU ANYTHING IN WRITING REGARDING AUTHENTICITY!!!  IN FACT- NO HIGH END DESIGNER WILL.  I HAVE A LOT OF CHANEL AND PRADA AS WELL AND THEY WILL NOT AUTHENTICATE IN WRITING EITHER.  MOST TIMES, THEY WILL CHECK THE BAGS VISUALLY AND TELL YOU IT LOOKS GOOD OR IT LOOKS REAL.  YOUR BEST BET WHEN BUYING PRADA OR CHANEL ON EBAY (IF THE PRICE IS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS OR MORE) - MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A RECEIPT FROM A MAJOR DEPARTMENT STORE OR THE BOUTIQUE IF THE BAG IS CURRENT- MAYBE IN THE LAST 5 YEARS OR SO.  THESE BAGS HAVE HIGH PRICE TAGS AND MOST PEOPLE DO KEEP THE RECEIPTS OR CAN GET A COPY OF THEM THROUGH THE STORE ITSELF.  ( I KEEP RECEIPTS FOR MY HIGHER PRICED BAGS FOR INSURANCE  PURPOSES.)  I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PRADA ASSOCIATES THAT THEY CANNOT TELL YOU IF IT IS REAL- THEY CAN ONLY SAY IT LOOKS REAL BECAUSE OF SOME RULE THAT PRADA HAS SET IN PLACE.  CHANEL ON THE OTHER HAND-( I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT THEM RETAIL)- CAN LOOK AT THE BAG.  I DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT TO WHAT THEY WILL SAY AS TO WHETHER THE BAG IS REAL OR NOT,  HOWEVER,  I WAS TOLD BY A LONG TIME CHANEL REP TO BE VERY WARY OF CHANEL ON EBAY.  SHE STATED THAT SHE HAS HEARD HORROR STORIES FROM HER CLIENTS AND HAS SEEN MANY, MANY FAKE BAGS THAT WERE SUPPOSEDLY REAL.  ALL I AM SAYING, BECAUSE THERE ARE HONEST SELLERS OUT THERE ON EBAY, IS PROTECT YOURSELF AND ALWAYS ASK FOR A RECEIPT!!!!!!!! 

5.  LASTLY- RESEARCH THE LOUIS VUITTON PRODUCT IF YOU HAVE TIME. GO TO THE STORE.  FULLY INSPECT THE BAGS AND ACCESSORIES AND TAKE NOTE OF THE PRICES.  ASK THE ASSOCIATES QUESTIONS ABOUT IF A PRODUCT IS LIMITED, THE COLORS IT COMES IN, ANYTHING YOU THINK MIGHT BE IMPERATIVE.  (YOU CAN DO THIS FOR ANY DESIGNER YOU WANT- PRADA, CHANEL, LV, COACH.  YOU CAN GO TO ANY OF THESE STORES AND LOOK OVER THE BAGS AND VISUALLY INSPECT THEM.  THIS WAY, YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO BUY---  KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!!!!   :O)

6.  GO SHOPPING AND ENJOY!!  BY FOLLOWING THESE STEPS- YOU HAVE THE BEST PROTECTION FOR NOT GETTING SCREWED OUT OF MONEY!!   :O) 

:O)   IF YOU NEED PICTURES OF EITHER THE LOUIS VUITTON GROOM ZIPPY WALLET OR THE LOUIS VUITTON GLOBE SHOPPER ( I HAVE A BLUE MM) OR A CHANEL CAMBON TOTE , I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU PICTURES TO HELP WITH YOUR BUYING DECISION.   :O)  I HAVE JUST SOLD A REAL LV POCHETTE BAG AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THOSE PICTURES TO COMPARE IF YOU NEED TO.  THE BAG WAS SOLD JUST THIS MONTH OF JUNE 07  :O)